Most of Denison Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Home is the office for 8% of workers (Illinois 16%). There are 88 jobs in Denison Township for 429 working residents. For jobs and income Denison Township is better than 41% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns (B−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Denison Township
Denison Township is a place people come home to
There are 88 jobs based in Denison Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Denison Township has about 910 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Denison Township workers cross into Indiana
23% of Denison Township workers work outside Illinois, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Vincennes (9%) and Vincennes Township (3%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Denison Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 429 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Denison Township’s grade explained
The poverty rate holds Denison Township’s grade up (4.8%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 6% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (11.0%) is left out: Denison Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Denison Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
Who works in Denison Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 421 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 80 people come in from elsewhere.
About 910 people are in Denison Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
9% of working residents work in Vincennes
Where Denison Township clocks in
9% of workers
7% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Getting to work from Denison Township takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Denison Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 606 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
In Denison Township, 77% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Denison Township, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 88. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Denison Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Denison Township commutes
About 34% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of Denison Township, work means a drive
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 16.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 10.8% across Illinois, on an EPA index of 3.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 659 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.6% of Denison Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Denison Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,107th of 4,866: where Denison Township ranks among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 25 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Third Lake IL | 1,103 | $150K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Lily Lake IL | 1,073 | $140K | 0.2% | 8.9% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,105 | Duncannon PA | 1,465 | $51K | 9.0% | 5.9% | <1% | C+ |
| 2,106 | Awendaw SC | 1,502 | $77K | 14.6% | 8.9% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,107 | Denison Township IL | 1,246 | $71K | 4.8% | 11.0% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,108 | Morrill ME | 1,031 | $74K | 6.3% | 3.7% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,109 | Madison Township OH | 1,386 | $71K | 9.7% | 0.0% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Denison Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Next door is work for 10% of Denison Township
The biggest share goes to Allison Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Denison Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denison Township | – | C+ | B− | 18 min | $70,833 |
| St. Francisville | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Lawrence Township | 3% | D | A− | 22 min | $50,291 |
| Lukin Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Allison Township | 4% | — | — | 13 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. St. Francisville, Lukin Township and Allison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Denison Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Denison Township: questions
What is the median household income in Denison Township?
$70,833 (±$10,847) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Denison Township?
4.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Denison Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Denison Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vincennes (9%, 10 mi), Lawrenceville (7%, 7 mi), Robinson (5%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Denison Township walkable?
Denison Township is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 3.3 out of 20, and 17% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Denison Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Denison Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Denison Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.